We invest in badass founders from backgrounds or in industries that are not always well understood by the traditional investor. “Chingona” is slang for “badass woman.” While the root of the word may be controversial, I’ve used it affectionately with my sisters to channel our inner badass when overcoming life’s obstacles. We will lead or catalyze a larger round, but are happy to co-invest with other investors who believe just as strongly in you as we do.I would like to say a big thank you to the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office, particularly Rodrigo Garcia for challenging the status quo on how to invest in early-stage fund managers, as well as Trey Hart and his team at 50 South Capital for the mentorship in helping Chingona Ventures become a reality. @galebowman. I chose to name my recently While the venture capital industry brands itself as investing on the leading edge of innovation, the truth is that many of the start-ups that get funded look the same — same industries, same business models and same founder backgrounds.
September 18, 2019 by Samara Hernandez. We will lead or catalyze a larger round, but are happy to co-invest with other investors who believe just as strongly in you as we do.I would like to say a big thank you to the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office, particularly Rodrigo Garcia for challenging the status quo on how to invest in early-stage fund managers, as well as Trey Hart and his team at 50 South Capital for the mentorship in helping Chingona Ventures become a reality.My former team at MATH Venture Partners for taking a bet on me and for giving me the room to grow into the investor I am today.My friends and family that have supported my efforts, and particularly my husband for personifying what it means to be a millennial dad and sharing in parental duties while I launch my business (even while managing his own).Follow me on Twitter @SamaraMHernandz and @ChingonaVC to hear more! Media Relations - media@chingona.ventures. We can lead in rounds under $1MM. Learn More Focus on industries that are massively changing and founders that are not always well understood by the traditional investor.Primarily pre-seed and seed stage companies where they’ve typically raised under $1MM in outside funding. What does Chingona Ventures invest in? However, women and minorities still get less than 3% of all venture capital funding so we work hard to ensure our deal flow (and our portfolio) is diverse beyond talking a good game. Just look at our portfolio.The fund invests in businesses that are catering to the massive generational and demographic shift which is occurring in the U.S., which will ultimately upend how consumers spend money, use products, manage their health, and engage with society.We’re industry agnostic but our portfolio reflects a concentration in food technology, future of work, financial technology, female technology and overall wellness. Chingona Ventures. In the Residency we help startups solve specific design and engineering issues before making the first pre-seed investment. @one_muldoon. Though it’s not necessarily uncommon for investors at established firms to go off and launch their own VC funds, it is rare for a woman of color to do soWhile the venture capital industry brands itself as investing on the leading edge of innovation, the truth is that many of the start-ups that get funded look the same — same industries, same business models and same founder backgrounds.There is nothing wrong with that, except that in a frothy venture environment, returns will approach the mean as undifferentiated capital goes to undifferentiated investments.With Chingona Ventures, I’ve made the commitment to take an orthogonal approach to investing, working day and night to find those entrepreneurs who just might do something that matters, but who may not fit the “pattern recognition” (code word: confirmation bias) inherent in the venture industry.This means investing in great entrepreneurs and businesses that may require more than just pattern recognition to see how great they truly might be.Everyone. What does Chingona Ventures invest in? Gale Bowman IrishAngels Ventures. However, women and minorities still get less than 3% of all venture capital funding so we work hard to ensure our deal flow (and our portfolio) is diverse beyond talking a good game.
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